Country size comparison
compared to
Maldives is about 4,162 times smaller than Mali.
Mali is approximately 1,240,192 sq km, while Maldives is approximately 298 sq km, making Maldives 0.02% the size of Mali. Meanwhile, the population of Mali is ~20.7 million people (20.4 million fewer people live in Maldives).
Compare further: Maldives vs. Mali